Thursday 26 August 2010

Luke's had a bit of a set back. We went in yesterday to start the next phase of chemo – reconsolidation. He had a lumbar puncture and while lying on his back for the required 2 hours we thought he would start up chemo. He is neutropenic at the moment and they have decided his immune system needs to be stronger before they recommence chemo. So it has been postponed till next Wednesday.

It’s a bit difficult at the moment with him being neutropenic and prone to infection. Amy lost her voice on the weekend and her nose started running yesterday, so she has a collection of tissues and a very red nose!
We think Heidi (Murray’s sister) has pneumonia along with cousins also having colds or sinus symptoms. So we need to try and keep him as isolated as possible.

We went in this morning for our usual visit with Luke's specialist, however she is off sick and no-one called to tell us not to bother coming in. So that was a bit of a wasted trip. While Luke is neutropenic if we don't have anything scheduled in the hospital a nurse comes out daily to get a blood sample. This is how they test his blood levels and immune system.

So we'll have fairly quiet week while we all recover!